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Georgetown Fire Department Spells Out How Much Equipment Actually Costs Georgetown Fire Department Spells Out How Much Equipment Actually Costs
Georgetown Fire Department Spells Out How Much Equipment Actually Costs GEORGETOWN, Conn. -- Volunteers with the Georgetown Volunteer Fire Department spend hours volunteering their time helping to keep residents safe.But during their downtime, they decided to ask residents if they knew how much all the gear they wear and use actually costs. The result? Most people answered with a number way under the amount the equipment really costs.  The video is going viral on Facebook, with nearly 700,000 views.  For instant, a fire truck with the all the gear runs around $800,000. The resident they asked priced the truck at $250,000.  Watch the video for more fun question…

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New Crossing Sign Installed At Busy Hillsdale Intersection New Crossing Sign Installed At Busy Hillsdale Intersection
New Crossing Sign Installed At Busy Hillsdale Intersection HILLSDALE, N.J. -- A newly installed crossing sign will make it easier for Hillsdale pedestrians trying to cross the street at the intersection of Broadway and Park Avenue, according to NorthJersey.com. The new lighted sign is controlled by buttons that light up the sign when pushed to alert drivers that a pedestrian is trying to cross the road, said NorthJersey.com. The light was installed after the police department received numerous complaints from residents saying drivers would not stop so they could cross the street, added NorthJersery.com. Click here to read the entire NorthJersey.co…

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Lifestyle
Mount Vernon Identical Twins See Eye To Eye On Art Mount Vernon Identical Twins See Eye To Eye On Art
Mount Vernon Identical Twins See Eye To Eye On Art MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- Identical twin sisters Karen and Sharon Mackey have a mission to show the love to black artists and other artists of color. Noting the hardships faced by these artists, the two have been working side-by-side since 2002 to cultivate communities of art collectors and saturate homes and businesses with fine art.  The Mackey Twins Art Gallery is now the largest collection of exclusive works of artists of color in the tri-state area. Marginalized in the art world, artists of color are traditionally under-appreciated, under-supported and under-collected, the sisters said.  I…

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Parents Of Babies Warned Of Possible Danger In Rice Cereal Parents Of Babies Warned Of Possible Danger In Rice Cereal
Parents Of Babies Warned Of Possible Danger In Rice Cereal Parents with babies will want to avoid rice cereal, the Food and Drug Administration said in a news release, as it works to reduce the levels of inorganic arsenic in the cereal aimed at babies. Because babies tend to love rice cereal and it is often one of their first foods, rice cereal has become a “leading source of arsenic exposure in infants,” the FDA said. “Our actions are driven by our duty to protect the public health and our careful analysis of the data and the emerging science,” said Susan Mayne, director of the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. “The proposed limi…

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Yonkers' Afya Foundation Seeks Help To Aid Those In Need Yonkers' Afya Foundation Seeks Help To Aid Those In Need
Yonkers' Afya Foundation Seeks Help To Aid Those In Need YONKERS, N.Y. -- Helping those in need across the world is nothing new for members of the Afya Foundation in Yonkers. Now they are asking for help to sort and pack critically needed surplus medical supplies, hospital equipment, and humanitarian provisions for health crises worldwide from 10 a.m. to noon on Friday, April 8, at Afya, 140 Saw Mill River Road. Afya collects and delivers surplus medical, hospital equipment and humanitarian provisions for health crises across the world. With the assistance of volunteers, the organization has been able to send millions of pounds of live-saving med…

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Events
Scarsdale's Hoff-Barthelson To Offer Flute, Clarinet Master Classes Scarsdale's Hoff-Barthelson To Offer Flute, Clarinet Master Classes
Scarsdale's Hoff-Barthelson To Offer Flute, Clarinet Master Classes SCARSDALE, N.Y. -- Flute and clarinet players will be able to take part in master classes offered by the Scarsdale Hoff-Barthelson Music School during its Master Class series in May. Clarinetist Alan Kay will offer classes on Sunday, May 1, at 6 p.m. Kay will coach Hoff-Barthelson Music School clarinet students in the seventh of nine master classes to be offered. The public is invited to attend and observe free of charge.  Kay is the winner of a 2003 Presidential Scholars Teacher Recognition Award and teaches on the faculties of Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Music, and the State Univ…

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Yonkers-based Dr. Thomas Apuzzo Joins WESTMED Medical Group Yonkers-based Dr. Thomas Apuzzo Joins WESTMED Medical Group
Yonkers-based Dr. Thomas Apuzzo Joins Westmed Medical Group YONKERS, N.Y. -- Yonkers-based Dr. Thomas R. Apuzzo, named a Top Doctor by Castle Connolly for 10 years, recently joined the WESTMED Medical Group. Apuzzo, a resident of Armonk, earned his medical degree at the University of Medicine and Surgery in Padua, Italy. He completed a surgical residency at The Brooklyn-Calendonian Hospital and a residency in family practice at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Yonkers.  Board certified in family practice, he was a medical adviser at Richmond Children's Center and then attending physician for many community homes for severely handicapped children and ad…

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Police & Fire
Wilton Police Join Distracted Driving Campaign Wilton Police Join Distracted Driving Campaign
Wilton Police Join Distracted Driving Campaign WILTON, Conn. -- Drivers who enjoy chatting on their phones might soon find themselves with a ticket as the the Wilton Police Department partners with the Connecticut Highway Safety Office as part of National Distracted Driving Awareness Month to crack down on drivers who choose to ignore the state's cellphone laws. In 2014, an estimated 3,179 people were killed (10 percent of all crash fatalities) and an additional 431,000 were injured (18 percent of all crash injuries) in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers, according to police.  Last year, Connecticut drivers started to ge…

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N.Y. Agreement Bars Beach Bum Tanning Salons From Making Health Claims N.Y. Agreement Bars Beach Bum Tanning Salons From Making Health Claims
N.Y. Agreement Bars Beach Bum Tanning Salons From Making Health Claims Under an agreement with the New York State Attorney General's Office, a popular tanning salon has agreed to stop touting the health claims of "tanning," said Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman. During an investigation, Schneiderman's office found that Beach Bum Tanning Salons made false and misleading health claims about indoor tanning, suggesting that the practices posed no significant cancer risk and could even prevent certain cancers. The agreement prohibits Beach Bum from making health claims, from offering “unlimited” tanning packages, and from targeting high school studen…

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Police & Fire
Police: Danbury Market Owner Accidentally Slams Car Into Building Police: Danbury Market Owner Accidentally Slams Car Into Building
Police: Danbury Market Owner Accidentally Slams Car Into Building DANBURY, Conn. -- A Danbury store owner slammed his Mercedes into the side of his own business on Germantown Road, causing heavy damage to the building and car, according to the Danbury Police.Danbury police said Mohan Sharma, 71, of Danbury, drove into the side of Jimmie's Market at about 4:50 a.m. Tuesday. Officers believe he pressed on the gas pedal when he intended to use the brakes, police said. Sharma was not injured during the incident. The Danbury Fire Department responded to the accident, as well as the City of Danbury Building Department to make sure the building was safe to occupy…

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